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A walk among the tombstones doesnt entirely transcend its genre cliches, but it does offer liam neeson one of his more compelling roles in recent memory, and thats often enough. It is the tenth novel to feature matthew scudder, an ex cop and private. It is the tenth novel to feature matthew scudder, an ex cop and private investigator. I really enjoyed this film and think its one of liam neesons best in years. May 30, 2014 based on lawrence blocks bestselling series of mystery novels, a walk among the tombstones stars liam neeson as matt scudder, an exnypd cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator. With the help of two computer geniuses, a streetwise punk, drug lords and his friend, excop scudder, they track the killers through the back streets of brooklyn. A walk among the tombstones by lawrence block, 1993, avon books edition, in english. A walk among the tombstones 2014 plot summary imdb. A walk among the tombstones is a 1992 crime thriller novel by lawrence block. Hes hired by a drug dealer whose wife has been savagely murdered, and scudders pursuit of the faceless killers leads him on a chase through manhattan and brooklyn, with an unforgettable denouement in greenwood cemetery. Private investigator matthew scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and. Listen to walk among the tombstones audiobook by lawrence block.
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